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| Thursday, 17 December, 2009, 0:00 GMT 05:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Climate talks resuming after row Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours. |
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| Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine Swiss banking group Credit Suisse says it will pay $536m for violating US sanctions against Iran. | |
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| Experts crack cancer 'gene code' Scientists unlock the entire genetic code of two common cancers - skin and lung - a move they say could revolutionise cancer care. | |
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| Pakistan court voids amnesty law Pakistan's top court invalidates an amnesty on corruption, opening the way for allies of the president to be prosecuted. | |
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| Berlusconi to remain in hospital Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will spend a fourth consecutive night in hospital as he recovers from an attack, his doctor says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea aide admits Camara attack A Guinean soldier on the run from the authorities admits for the first time that he shot the country's military ruler. |
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| UN ends criticised Congo campaign The UN envoy to DR Congo says a controversial anti-rebel offensive will be concluded at the end of this month. | |
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| SA's HIV-row health minister dies South Africa's ex-Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who doubted the link between HIV and Aids, has died. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine Swiss banking group Credit Suisse says it will pay $536m for violating US sanctions against Iran. |
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| Intel accused of blocking rivals Intel, the world's biggest chip maker, is being sued by US authorities, accused of anti-competitive measures. | |
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| Fifty needles found in Brazil boy A Brazilian toddler has up to 50 sewing needles inside him, which doctors suspect were deliberately inserted. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Suu Kyi meets NLD party leaders Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is allowed a rare meeting with elderly officials of her NLD party. |
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| Obama writes to N Korea's leader US President Barack Obama sends a personal letter to North Korea's Kim Jong-il, apparently about nuclear talks. | |
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| Key Abu Sayyaf member 'arrested' Officials in the Philippines say they have arrested one of the founders of the militant Islamic group Abu Sayyaf. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Climate talks resuming after row Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours. |
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| Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine Swiss banking group Credit Suisse says it will pay $536m for violating US sanctions against Iran. | |
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| Swiss minaret ban goes to court An appeal against a decision by Swiss voters to ban minarets is submitted to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran test-fires advanced missile Iran says it has successfully test-fired an improved version of a medium-range missile, drawing Western protests. |
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| Iraq offers cash to find bombers The Iraqi government is to offer a cash award for information revealing the location of suicide bomb factories. | |
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| Reporters held for six days freed Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and two Afghan journalists held hostage for six days in Afghanistan are released. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan court voids amnesty law Pakistan's top court invalidates an amnesty on corruption, opening the way for allies of the president to be prosecuted. |
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| Mumbai prosecution concludes case Prosecutors close their case in the trial of the man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks. | |
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| Reporters held for six days freed Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and two Afghan journalists held hostage for six days in Afghanistan are released. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Tobin convicted of McNicol murder Serial killer Peter Tobin is jailed for life for murdering teenager Dinah McNicol. |
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| MPs to fight expenses repayment Three MPs are to challenge an auditor's request to repay money claimed on expenses up to five years ago. | |
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| Boys aged 10 facing rape charges Two boys aged 10 are charged with raping an eight-year-old girl in a park in Hayes, west London. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | MPs back home educating families Parents who home educate their children should not be forced to register with their local council, MPs say. |
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| Jewish school loses places fight The Supreme Court finds a Jewish school guilty of race discrimination for refusing places to pupils it did not consider to be ethnically Jewish. | |
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| Protest over research funds plan University professors are to protest over planned changes in funding in England they say will threaten creative research. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Men guilty of post office murder Three men are found guilty of murdering a sub-postmaster's son during an armed raid at a village store in Worcestershire. |
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| Passengers injured as bus topples Three people are seriously hurt and another 14 injured when a lorry carrying steel girders collides with a bus in London. | |
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| Boys aged 10 facing rape charges Two boys aged 10 are charged with raping an eight-year-old girl in a park in Hayes, west London. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Deal in Microsoft-EU browser war Microsoft reaches agreement with European Union anti-trust regulators to allow European users a choice of browsers. |
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| Intel accused of blocking rivals Intel, the world's biggest chip maker, is being sued by US authorities, accused of anti-competitive measures. | |
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| US interest rates remain on hold The Federal Reserve decides to keep US interest rates on hold at between 0% and 0.25%, as widely expected. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Abba set for Hall of Fame honour Abba are picked to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with artists including Genesis and Jimmy Cliff. |
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| Knightley's fear over stage debut Actress Keira Knightley admits she expects to be "burned alive" by critics following her West End debut in Moliere's The Misanthrope. | |
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| US police arrest Garner 'stalker' A man accused of violating a restraining order preventing him from going near actress Jennifer Garner is being held in custody in the US. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| Climate talks resuming after row Formal negotiations reopen late in the evening at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen after a delay of nine hours. |
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| 'Coldest place' found on the Moon The coldest place in the Solar System yet measured by a spacecraft has been found to be on our Moon. | |
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| UK science faces funding cutbacks Science and Technology Facilities Council announces cuts in research funding that critics say could damage UK science. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Deal in Microsoft-EU browser war Microsoft reaches agreement with European Union anti-trust regulators to allow European users a choice of browsers. |
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| BBC HD service draws complaints The BBC has defended the quality of the pictures it broadcast on its high definition service after criticism from viewers. | |
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| Susan Boyle tops YouTube moments Singer Susan Boyle and a disorientated child recovering from dental work top the most popular videos on YouTube in 2009. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Experts crack cancer 'gene code' Scientists unlock the entire genetic code of two common cancers - skin and lung - a move they say could revolutionise cancer care. |
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| Food hormone link to Alzheimer's High levels of a hormone that controls appetite are linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's, research suggests. | |
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| Women have 'more sensitive touch' The sense of touch is more sensitive among women than men because their fingers are smaller, a study suggests. | |
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| 1984: Gorbachev visit to Britain a 'success' Mikhail Gorbachev, the man widely tipped as the next leader of the Soviet Union, holds five hours of talks with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. | |||
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| 1969: MPs vote to abolish hanging MPs vote by a big majority for the permanent abolition of the death penalty for murder. | |||
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| 1955: Queen opens London Airport terminal Her Majesty inaugurates "The Queen's Building", part of the new central terminal area built to accommodate increasing numbers of air passengers. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth Chelsea restore their three-point lead in the Premier League, but only after an unconvincing win over bottom club Portsmouth. |
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| Donovan set for Everton loan move LA Galaxy striker Landon Donovan is set to join Everton on loan in January after the clubs agree a "deal in principle". | |
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| Milton Keynes picked for 2018 bid Milton Keynes will be part of England's 2018 World Cup bid after being named as a candidate host alongside 11 cities. | |
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| Burnley 1-1 Arsenal Graham Alexander's penalty earns Burnley a draw against Arsenal in an exciting game at Turf Moor. | |
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| Tottenham 3-0 Manchester City Tottenham put their pursuit of the top four back on track with a deserved victory over fellow Champions League aspirants Manchester City. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth Chelsea restore their three-point lead in the Premier League, but only after an unconvincing win over bottom club Portsmouth. |
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| Burnley 1-1 Arsenal Graham Alexander's penalty earns Burnley a draw against Arsenal in an exciting game at Turf Moor. | |
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| Tottenham 3-0 Manchester City Tottenham put their pursuit of the top four back on track with a deserved victory over fellow Champions League aspirants Manchester City. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Kallis century frustrates England Jacques Kallis hits a majestic unbeaten 112 as South Africa, put in by England, make an imposing 262-4 on day one of the first Test. |
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| Australia v West Indies latest score Latest score as Australia take on the West Indies in the third Test match in Perth. | |
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| Batsmen put Australia in command Australia look set for a big total after reaching 339-3 on the first day of the third and final Test against West Indies in Perth. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | ITF clears Belgian pair to play The International Tennis Federation lifts the one-year bans it imposed on Belgian duo Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse for flouting anti-doping rules. |
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| Gasquet to find out ban decision Frenchman Richard Gasquet will discover on Thursday afternoon if he will have to serve a longer ban after testing positive for cocaine. | |
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| Roddick and Serena aim for 2012 Andy Roddick and Serena Williams hope to team up for the United States in mixed doubles when the event returns to the Olympics at the 2012 London Games. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Renault sell team but stay in F1 Renault will continue in Formula 1 next year after a deal is reached to sell its team to a private investor. |
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| MotoGP poised for bigger engines MotoGP engines will increase in size from 800cc to 1000cc in 2012 after a agreement between the sport's governing body and rights holders on Friday. | |
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| Raikkonen agrees rallying switch Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship. | |
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